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GOMMATASARA.
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Chakravartins are of two kinds. An Ardha Chakravartin rules over three out of 6 parts of one of the 2 Kshetras, each consisting of one árya-khanda and 5 Mlechha-khanda. Sakala Chakvartins rule over all the six parts of a Kshetra.
An Ardha-chakravarti, may be either a Náráyana or his opponent Pratináráyana. The elder brother of a Náráyana is called Baldeva or Balabhadra. In each cycle of time, there are nine Náráyanas, nine Pratináráyanas and nine Balabhadras.
In each of the two Kshetras there are 24 Tirthamkaras, 12 Chakvartins, 9 Narayanas, 9 Prati-Narayanas, and 9 Balbhadras the 63 Great men (Shalaka-Purusha), who flourish in each Avasarpini and Utsarpini, the descending and the ascending arc of the cycle of time.
जम्मं खलु संमुच्छणगब्भुवबादा दु होदि तज्जोणी। सञ्चित्तसीदसंउडसेदरमिस्सा य पत्तेयं ॥८३॥ जन्म खलु संमूर्छनगर्भोपपादास्तु भवति तद्योनयः । सचित्तशीतसंवृतसेतरामश्राश्चप्रत्येकम् ॥८३ ॥
83. Definitely, birth is (either) spontaneous (Sam. múrchchhana), uterine, (or) instantaneous (Upapáda). Their nuclei (are) (1) Living matter, (2) Cold, (3) Covered, their opposites, and the combinations of each pair.
(For details see Tattvartha sutra Chapter II, Sutra 31, 32, S.B.J. Vol. II, by Mr Jaini, pp. 70, 71, 72.).
पोतजरायुजअंडजजीवाणं गब्भ देवणिरयाणं । उबबादं सेसाणं सम्मुच्छणयं तु णिदिडं ॥ ८४ ॥ पोतजरायुजांडजजीवानां गर्भः देवनारकानाम् । उपपादः शेषाणां सम्मूर्छनकं तु निर्दिष्टम् ।। ८४ ॥
84. For Unumbilical (Pota), Umbilical (Jaráyuja), and Incubatory (Andaja) souls, uterine birth; for Celestial and Hellish beings, instantaneous rise, (and) for the rest, spontaneous generation, have been declared. (For com. see Tatvartha sutra, S.B.J. Vol. II. Chapter II Sutra 38-35).
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